Blonde wrote:I'd be more keen on Isaac if our offense had more ball movement/cutting to get him open looks. It seems like he'll just be another guy sitting on the perimeter. Everyone keeps calling Tatum a ball stopper and iso player but he brings more to the table than Isaac does as a passer and cutter, and might be better on the catch and shoot.
When you look at GSW, everyone always looks at the ball movement and spacing, but I think one of the keys to that is that every player can bring the ball up the court off a rebound and push it forward. I don't trust Isaac to develop into a player who can grab and go like that, while I saw Tatum do it a lot in Duke's offense.
When comparing the two, I value Tatum's ball handling, feel for the game, passing instincts, and ability to score at the FT line (at an ELITE level) above Isaac's freakish length and potential defensive versatility.
Isaac is actually a really good cutter. It's one of his few BBIQ strengths on the offensive end.
All of us will go nuts before next Thursday.
